MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 20, 2023) — American Red Cross volunteers in the Quad Cities and West Central Illinois chapter responded to three home fires in Hannibal (Missouri), Moline (Illinois) and Taylor (Missouri) in the past week and provided assistance to eleven individuals, through supplying them with basic items to meet immediate needs after a fire, and additional support in the form of health and mental-health services and one-on-one support.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 20, 2023) — The Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance hosted a reception Tuesday, February 14, at the state capitol to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of Iowa’s Smoke Free Air Act.

The measure was signed into law in 2008, prohibiting smoking in places of employment to protect employees and the general public from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. The Smokefree Air Act helped reduce the smoking rate for Iowa adults from 21.5% in 2007 to 14.6% in 2021.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 17, 2023) — Themes of connection and resurrection will be at the forefront at Monmouth College on February 22, when the school's new chaplain, the Rev Dr John Huxtable ('04), leads an ecumenical Ash Wednesday service.

Open to the public, the half-hour service will begin at 12:05PM in the College's Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

Later, on Ash Wednesday, at 3PM, a Catholic Mass will be held in Dahl Chapel.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 17, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed HF161 into law, a bill to create a cap on non-economic damages in cases regarding medical malpractice. The legislation balances the needs of injured patients with the needs of all Iowans to have access to quality health care. In response, Gov Reynolds released the following statement: